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but i will begin with you van jones former obama adviser. let me ask you this, do you believe, even with the emotion, do you believe that left and right can come together and get something done that would be meaningful on gun control? >> well, first of all, i think that even the second time you hear the president make that powerful, powerful statement, it's emotional. he really struck a chord. i think that will go down as one of his most defining moments where he spoke to the heart of the issue and the heart of the country. i hope that we can get something done. i will tell you why. some funerals get on television. a lot of funerals don't. i think americans are tired of going to funerals and seeing young people in the caskets and old folks like me and you in the pews. i'm tired of seeing prom pictures being used on funeral programs. i'm tired of that. some programs are about assault weapons and we talked about the fact it is mostly hand guchbs. some won't get to the violence but i hope we will. >> because there is one reason, i have covered
but i will begin with you van jones former obama adviser. let me ask you this, do you believe, even with the emotion, do you believe that left and right can come together and get something done that would be meaningful on gun control? >> well, first of all, i think that even the second time you hear the president make that powerful, powerful statement, it's emotional. he really struck a chord. i think that will go down as one of his most defining moments where he spoke to the heart of the...
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obama in her box in the house chamber. norah o'donnell we're just a little over two weeks away from these enormous automatic across-the-board federal spending cuts that are known in washington parlance as sequestration. but it's $1.2 trillion in cuts over the next ten years. they're automatic. the idea behind this with the budget control act of 2011 was to make these cuts so ruinous that they would force the president and the congress to come together and find a better way and they haven't. a little over two weeksing to go before those spending cuts take effect. how do you see this playing out? >> o'donnell: a white house official told me tonight they are more optimistic this week than they were last week that they would get something done. but your conversation with speaker boehner goes right to the heart of it. when he said the president doesn't have the guts to take on his own party. because what the issue is what the republicans want is the president to raise the medicare eligibility age. but, look, we're facing job lo
obama in her box in the house chamber. norah o'donnell we're just a little over two weeks away from these enormous automatic across-the-board federal spending cuts that are known in washington parlance as sequestration. but it's $1.2 trillion in cuts over the next ten years. they're automatic. the idea behind this with the budget control act of 2011 was to make these cuts so ruinous that they would force the president and the congress to come together and find a better way and they haven't. a...
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and not only are the republicans clapping for michelle obama. i can see several of the republican lawmakerses with their cell phones out taking photographs. and they're smiling and clapping. she's definitely somebody who has bipartisan adoration. that's a fair thing to say. >> mr. speaker, the president's cabinet. >> the cabinet is coming in right now. they just announced them. there is the newly minted secretary of state, former democratic senator of massachusetts, john kerry, now secretary of state, followed by the secretary of defense, leon panet panetta, the attorney general eric holder. all the cabinet will be there this evening except for one member. there's always one member who is designated to be in the bunker should the worst happen. and that member this evening is the departing energy secretary steven chu. so if the worst happens prepare for president steven chu. wolf blitzer, already saying that he welcomes president chu. >> steven chu, the energy secretary, the designated hitter god forbid in case of emergency. this will be one of t
and not only are the republicans clapping for michelle obama. i can see several of the republican lawmakerses with their cell phones out taking photographs. and they're smiling and clapping. she's definitely somebody who has bipartisan adoration. that's a fair thing to say. >> mr. speaker, the president's cabinet. >> the cabinet is coming in right now. they just announced them. there is the newly minted secretary of state, former democratic senator of massachusetts, john kerry, now...
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here you see first lady michelle obama. somewhat interesting in her box, i don't see the person there, a young 20-year-old man named alan alaman who is an illegal immigrant from nevada. he is someone the country, he is one of so-called dream act people. he was brought to the country as a child. president has ordered that there be no deportation of any of those people who were brought to the country as illegal immigrants, as children who are either in school or in the u.s. military. i was saying before, gabrielle giffords is going to be there. a big and ted nugent who got in trouble when he said he would be in dead or jail if obama were re-elected, secret service was not amused by that. >> that earned him a meeting with the secret service was business like but one that ted nugent was looking forward to and the first ladies, parents of 15-year-old. she was shot and killed in chicago days after having performed in the inaugural parade in washington. the president has noted the focus on dealing with gun violence is being very m
here you see first lady michelle obama. somewhat interesting in her box, i don't see the person there, a young 20-year-old man named alan alaman who is an illegal immigrant from nevada. he is someone the country, he is one of so-called dream act people. he was brought to the country as a child. president has ordered that there be no deportation of any of those people who were brought to the country as illegal immigrants, as children who are either in school or in the u.s. military. i was saying...
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but president obama, he believes that it's the cause of oh our problems. the economic town turn happened because our government didn't spend enough, take control enough. his solution to virtually every problem we face is for washington to tax more, borrow more and spend more. this idea that our problems were caused by a government that was too small is just not true. in fact, the major cause of our recent down turn was a housing crisis created by reckless government policies. and the idea that more taxes and more government spending is the best way to help hard working middle class taxpayers welcome that's an idea that has tried. more government is not going to get you ahead. it will hold you back. it's not going to inspire more ideas, new businesses and jobs, it's going to create uncertainty because it breathes rules and laws that small businesses can't afford to follow because more government raises taxes on employers who pass the costs on to their employees through fewer hours, lower pay and even layoffs. and because many government programs that claim
but president obama, he believes that it's the cause of oh our problems. the economic town turn happened because our government didn't spend enough, take control enough. his solution to virtually every problem we face is for washington to tax more, borrow more and spend more. this idea that our problems were caused by a government that was too small is just not true. in fact, the major cause of our recent down turn was a housing crisis created by reckless government policies. and the idea that...
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obama, on the other hand, have called him out. tonight that rhetoric by obama was a shout out, you are going to have to let people say yes or no on that issue. i believe when he moves around the country, he will echo that and that will put a tremendous amount of pressure on the republicans and speaker. >> that's the question. will there be a vote? >> i think the mayor is right. the mayor and everyone remembers watergate, release the tapes, release the tapes. a minimalist. release the evidence, give us our day in court. it seemed to be a minimal demand. >> chris, when we are talking about gun violence, my concern is at the state level because that's where the gun legislation gets passed. we have some of the most liberal laws when it comes to guns. you can carry a gun in the open. you don't need to have a permit. >> but you are never going to win with those cowboys, are you? >> we are. >> they want to carry guns and holsters into hotels. >> we need to go to state capitals to change that. >> big cities can pass a tough gun law. and t
obama, on the other hand, have called him out. tonight that rhetoric by obama was a shout out, you are going to have to let people say yes or no on that issue. i believe when he moves around the country, he will echo that and that will put a tremendous amount of pressure on the republicans and speaker. >> that's the question. will there be a vote? >> i think the mayor is right. the mayor and everyone remembers watergate, release the tapes, release the tapes. a minimalist. release...
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but president obama? he believes it's the cause of our problems. that the economic downturn happened because our government didn't tax enough, spend enough or control enough. and therefore as you heard tonight, his solution to virtually every problem we face is for washington to tax more, borrow more and spend more. this idea that our problems were caused by a government that was too small is just not true. in fact the major cause of our recent downturn was a housing crisis created by reckless government policies, and the idea that more taxes and more government spending is the best way to help hard-working middle class tax payers, that's an old idea that's failed every time it's been tried. more government isn't going to help you get ahead. it's going to hold you back. more government isn't going to create more opportunities. it's going to limit them. and more government isn't going to inspire new ideas. new businesses and new private sector jobs. it's going to create uncertainty because more government breeds complicated rules and laws that small
but president obama? he believes it's the cause of our problems. that the economic downturn happened because our government didn't tax enough, spend enough or control enough. and therefore as you heard tonight, his solution to virtually every problem we face is for washington to tax more, borrow more and spend more. this idea that our problems were caused by a government that was too small is just not true. in fact the major cause of our recent downturn was a housing crisis created by reckless...
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what we saw was classic obama. we saw bipartisan rhetoric in order to cloak liberal policies and it is very effective. >> you were about to say yes. >> i suspect a lot of eyes didn't see it as bipartisanly as you did. marco rubio, remember who he is compared to. compare apples to apples and oranges to oranges. nobody is going to say tomorrow marco rubio screwed this up. he did a terrific job. he laid out a very clear alternative. he talked about republican values. he talked about free enterprise. he talked about his own roots in a very emotional way. i know his neighbors. i knew his father. i know his mom. what he was drawing from was from a very deep place within and i thought he did a terrific job. >> i have one overarching issue with rubio. before i get to that -- i do want to sort of say that thematically what you heard from the president wasn't dramatically different from what you heard on the campaign trail. it was the unfolding of things we advanced on the campaign trail and a winning thematic. my problem wi
what we saw was classic obama. we saw bipartisan rhetoric in order to cloak liberal policies and it is very effective. >> you were about to say yes. >> i suspect a lot of eyes didn't see it as bipartisanly as you did. marco rubio, remember who he is compared to. compare apples to apples and oranges to oranges. nobody is going to say tomorrow marco rubio screwed this up. he did a terrific job. he laid out a very clear alternative. he talked about republican values. he talked about...
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obama coming into the room. and we saw her going down to resounding applause. and i want to point out, you're looking next to her will be kaitlin roig, who is the first grade teacher at newtown who told me about taking her 15 first graders into the bathroom, shielding them from the gunman, saying, "the good guys are on their way." >> and the president knows he has a job to do on ending gun violence. he's laid out proposal, including universal background checks, an assault weapons ban, a limit on high capacity magazines. i want to bring in our own matthew dowd right here. he knows that most of that or a lot of it is not going to get through this congress. >> this interesting thing about this speech is, he'll obviously have a litany of things but he's hanging his hat, from what we can tell, about who he has in that crowd and who he's brought in. on gun control legislation. it's going to be a very difficult thing to get some of that stuff through, even in the aftermath of the crisis we face. >> even among, donna brazile joining us tonight, even among democrats, es
obama coming into the room. and we saw her going down to resounding applause. and i want to point out, you're looking next to her will be kaitlin roig, who is the first grade teacher at newtown who told me about taking her 15 first graders into the bathroom, shielding them from the gunman, saying, "the good guys are on their way." >> and the president knows he has a job to do on ending gun violence. he's laid out proposal, including universal background checks, an assault...
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obama sees the economy and whether he winunderstands that. if you're going to take away from some in order to give to others, i don't think that will be effective or received very well outside his base. >> a year ago it was the buffet rule. it was warren buffett's secretary in the first lady's box this year it's going to be the likes of a tim cook bringing mcintosh production back to the states. do you think we've edged off of that class warfare a about bit? >> i don't know. i want to hear what the president has to say. i have heard different things but have not read the speech. if he wants to go protectionist, for example, i think that will be poorly received, frankly, again, outside of his own union base and so forth. the tim cook thing is fascinating. i get that. if you bring manufacturing facilities home, that would be great. cut the corporate tax rate that would give them an incentive. regulate less that would give them an incentive to come home. >> certainly he will talk about incentives to try to bring manufacturing back home. i would
obama sees the economy and whether he winunderstands that. if you're going to take away from some in order to give to others, i don't think that will be effective or received very well outside his base. >> a year ago it was the buffet rule. it was warren buffett's secretary in the first lady's box this year it's going to be the likes of a tim cook bringing mcintosh production back to the states. do you think we've edged off of that class warfare a about bit? >> i don't know. i want...
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senator obama -- president obama, obviously senator obama from illinois, going over and giving him a hug. >> i was going to say in 2011 after he -- after the republicans won in the mid term and took over the house, he made a great case that we had to move forward together or not at all and even in 2012 at the start of the presidential campaign he said we need to lower the temperature and he talked about sitting next to his friend bob gates, george bush's defense secretary during the capture of usama bin laden. whether he does any of that now will be interesting to watch. . >> bret: charles, you may be happy or not to know that dan pfeiffer, communication director in terms of word cap, this is the president's second shortest state of the union address. the shortest in 2009. i don't know how you feel about that. >> in gratitude. (laughter) . >> bret: final word before we hear from the president. >> one thing, it's a grand owe hecation, all the branches are together. the congress, judges, military and a reason that jefferson stopped giving them in the house, gave a written stateme state
senator obama -- president obama, obviously senator obama from illinois, going over and giving him a hug. >> i was going to say in 2011 after he -- after the republicans won in the mid term and took over the house, he made a great case that we had to move forward together or not at all and even in 2012 at the start of the presidential campaign he said we need to lower the temperature and he talked about sitting next to his friend bob gates, george bush's defense secretary during the...
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that is sub barack obama's sees the world. and so what he is trying to do is blame the rich or blame that person who is doing well for all the woes of the world, and he is going to take from that person and give to the other. if i have a moment, i was talking to a young girl today who works at starbucks, 21 years old and just bought a new car in december. she was in tears because a less per month than what she made last year. that was tough for her to make ends meet. there was nothing in tonight's speech to talk that 21-year-old girl or my daughter, ashley, who is making 38-$40,000 per year as a schoolteacher who is now making $24 a year less because they were told we're going to tax the rich and every single one of them are looking and trying to make ends meet, and there is nothing in the speech tonight by barack obama to alleviate the pain that my daughter in that young girl in millions of others are feeling in the paychecks that they are getting. now they can't afford to get that tv set or make that payment other car. nothi
that is sub barack obama's sees the world. and so what he is trying to do is blame the rich or blame that person who is doing well for all the woes of the world, and he is going to take from that person and give to the other. if i have a moment, i was talking to a young girl today who works at starbucks, 21 years old and just bought a new car in december. she was in tears because a less per month than what she made last year. that was tough for her to make ends meet. there was nothing in...
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it felt like it was at least similar to what obama was saying. >> is this something -- we were talking beforehand in the room, but when he was talking about respecting all life that seemed to be a social issue but wasn't, is that what you are talking about. >> in the beginning of the speech when he came out and was striking a fairly partisan tone with obama i was waiting to see or hear policy differences that were sharper than what he proposed. >> final word here to proposed. >> all right. shannon, you also felt that he was falling short as an independent voter? >> yes, i was surprised and disappointed in how combative the tone seemed to be and the president's tone was conciliatory and looking for opportunities to work with congress, but rubio seemed the same problem with the last four years and us versus them instead of opportunities to work together and here is where we can be on the same page and get something done over the next four years. >> as you are aware the rebuttal isout, and so let me lay this out, we have 12 democrats and 12 republicans and 12 independents, and so overall,
it felt like it was at least similar to what obama was saying. >> is this something -- we were talking beforehand in the room, but when he was talking about respecting all life that seemed to be a social issue but wasn't, is that what you are talking about. >> in the beginning of the speech when he came out and was striking a fairly partisan tone with obama i was waiting to see or hear policy differences that were sharper than what he proposed. >> final word here to proposed....